Shiva is your first Guardian Force, together with Quezacotl. So if you're new to the game or playing it for the first time, it's one of
the GF's that will help you understanding the Junction System. It is stated in-game that long-term Junctioning of Guardian Forces causes memory loss to
the user, because the GF draw power from the same section of the mind that stores memories, so using them is not without risks. Shiva is one of my favorite
GF's in the game, I love the way she performs, she performs with such grace. And she must be very flexible, as she almost folds her back when she bends
over backwards to deal massive damage!

Shiva is very helpful when dealing with Fire elemental enemies, since she deals Ice elemental damage, which is the weakness of Fire elemental
enemies.

Location

By accessing Squall's study panel from his desk in the classroom at Balamb Garden, you can gain two new GF's. Select the Tutorial
option and Shiva will automatically be added to your GF inventory, along with Quezacotl.

Shiva's Attack: Diamond Dust

Diamond Dust is an Ice elementary based attack and she'll throw big blocks of ice around the enemy, then quickly shattering it with
just a snap of her fingers.

Useful Abilities

Shiva's Vitality+ and Spirit+ abilities are very useful for improving a character's stats at the beginning of the game. These will
enable one of your characters to have a strong defence against both physical and magical attacks without having a lot of powerful magic for Junctioning
to Vitality or Spirit. Also, her Doom ability is useful until you're able to draw or refine Death magic spells later. The ability will enable you to cast
Slow Death on a single target, which can be very useful. And I Mag-RF will let you refine Ice and Water spells from some items you've found.

History

Shiva (シヴァ, Shiva) is a frequently recurring summoned creature that usually takes the shape of a blue woman.
Her signature attack Diamond Dust, sometimes called Gem Dust, deals Ice elemental damage. Along with Ifrit and Bahamut, she is one of the
only summons to appear in every main series game from Final Fantasy III till Final Fantasy XI. Shiva shares her name with the Hindu god, Shiva (also spelled
Śiva). Shiva once saved the world by consuming poison, giving him/her blue skin around the area of the neck and throat. It should also be mentioned
that Shiva is a god of duality, meaning Shiva is both male and female (though more often thought of as male), as well as god of life and death. Also, in
paintings Shiva was frequently mistaken for a woman due to his long hair and facial features. There is a possibility that the name was simply the Japanese
way of pronouncing the word "Shiver", which is a possibility given her icy nature. It is believed that she also periodically destroys the world
then re-creates it.

Shiva's Vital Statistics

Level

HP

Power

1

298

263

10

734

564

20

1226

897

30

1726

1230

40

2234

1564

50

2750

1897

60

3274

2230

70

3806

2563

80

4346

2897

90

4894

3230

100

5450

3563

In Bold is Shiva's Starting Lvl

Shiva's Ability List

Ability

AP Needed

Leads To

Str-J

50

Elem-Atk=J

Vit-J

50

Vit + 20%

Spr-J

Learned

N/A

Elem-Atk-J

160

N/A

Elem-Def-J

100

Elem-Defx2

Elem-Defx2

130

N/A

Magic

Learned

N/A

GF

Learned

N/A

Draw

Learned

N/A

Item

Learned

N/A

Doom

60

Gained at Lvl 10

Vit + 20%

60

Vit + 40%

Vit + 40%

120

N/A

Spr + 20%

60

Spr + 40% & Elem-Def-J

Spr + 40%

120

N/A

SumMag + 10%

40

SumMag + 20%

SumMag + 20%

70

SumMag + 30%

SumMag + 30%

140

N/A

GFHP + 10%

40

GFHP + 20%

GFHP + 20%

70

N/A

Boost

10

N/A

I Mag-RF

30

N/A

Other Guardian Forces

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